News
Austin Polytech students protest firings
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Upset about several teachers being let go, more than 100 students walked out of classes earlier this week, according to the Chicago News Cooperative.
News
New evidence uncovered in Yasmin Acree’s disappearance
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In a front-page story today, the Chicago Tribune reports it found the missing 15-year-old’s journal, which mentions a rape suspect who lived in the same building as Acree before she vanished.
News
Fate of Austin high school confuses some
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Parents and students are still sorting out what happened last week and the future of Austin Business and Entrepreneurship Academy.
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Chicago Police release age-enhanced photo of missing Austin teen
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Friends and family still hope that Yasmin Acree will be found.
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Advocates push for magnet school in Austin
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The Chicago Board of Education approved another magnet in University Village, causing some to question why the West Side isn’t being considered for such a school.
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Students at Austin Polytechnical Academy remember missing classmate
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It’s been three years since 15-year-old Yasmin Acree disappeared. A special assembly at the school last week made clear how much she is missed.
Austin
School spirit for Austin Tigers
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The three high schools on Austin campus come together to play sports.
Community
High school students: Learn about Austin Polytechnical Academy
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Get information about attending the public school, located on the former campus of Austin High School, at a meeting next month at Bethel New Life, 1140 N. Lamon.
News
The New York Times spotlights Austin Polytechnical Academy
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A reporter for the Chicago News Cooperative will be following three honors students from Austin Polytechnical Academy this school year as they near graduation from the West Side high school.
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Renaissance 2010 high schools in Austin fight to provide better education for students
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Sharon Morgan sits at her desk surrounded by piles of paperwork and a cup of Dunkin Donuts coffee. As she shuffles through the paperwork, she marks her calendar on the day where she plans to speak to her 7th and 8th grade students about completing applications for the best high schools in the city. With the application deadline for Chicago’s best college and career academies quickly approaching on Jan. 20, Morgan reassures herself that her students will be equipped with all the necessary tools to apply. Morgan is the director of Community Outreach and Graduate Support at Austin’s Catalyst School-Circle Rock, one of Austin’s newest K-8th college preparatory charter schools.